Unchained · Tuesday, June 30, 2026
In a discussion on the podcast "Unchained," host Laura Shin suggested that if an index provider like Carmen can manipulate the price of their index, it could raise serious concerns for regulatory bodies like the SEC and CFTC regarding the fairness of ETFs based on that index. Shin noted that many offshore platforms serve US clients despite being unregulated.
“And, and I appreciate that. And, and it's, I mean, clearly it's, it's clear, and I think you're just, you're just for your next to keep going up and up and up. And, and as you're looking to, I mean, potentially license some of these, uh, perp, um, offerings, and, uh, many of which, I think the vast, vast majority which are, uh, quote unquote like unregulated and probably geo-offensed, offering or servicing US clients.”
“At the same point, I know that there's, uh, I think there's some ETF issuers that are potentially looking to launch products based on, um, your futures contracts that at CME, and, uh, I could only imagine the SEC and the CFTC having some real big questions about the fairness of those of those products if, like, theoretically, you have the ability to manipulate the price of your index that everything is based off of.”